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PAGE SIX THE TYRONE DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, AT JURPLWES I Show Deep Resentment When Rival I Noise-maker Appears, Says Scientist. i New howling monkeys of the Canal zone cherish deep resent- jment against airplanes. It is the lirst ftime they have ever encountered serious rival in the production of i noise, Dr. Frank Chapman of the American Museum of Natural declared recently in reporting the activities of the station for the study iof. wild-life at Barro Colorado island Gatun lake.

"It cont of arms is ever devised ifor Barro Colorado," said Doctor Chap- "i.t: would show several howling 'monkeys shouting furiously at an This laboratory offers opportunities for the study of ibirds and animals under undisturbed icpnditious. It is the only place witli- ip the jurisdiction of the United States the continental flora and fauna characteristic of the American con- linent in the tropics can be studied -within the jurisdiction of the United 'States. The island, which is really a of, tlie mainland cut olt by tlie backingfup of waters reserved for the locks of tlie canal, is teeming with and auiinais of the most di- forms. "On a single Doctor Chapman, "I observctl passing before my door any number of icoati small animal about the size of a raccoon), a little Hock of a procession of howling monkeys and tlie duke and duchess of York." As a -result of his observations on the island, Doctor Chapman has reached the conclusion that the turkey buzzard's unerring instinct for locating carrion to a phenomenally keen sense.of smell as much as to.the gense.of sight. The famous ornithologist is particularly interested-in tlie study of Uie habits of tlie tropical relative of the oriole.

Careful, observation the treetops re- Vealed jCact.Hhat the build the long pendulous liests Vjuite unassisted and vie with each other for the favors; of the polygamous males. Only seven tlie latter, vyere counted in a 42 females. MOMENTS Cuckoo "How do you know he was criiK.v?" "Ho was looking in the cuckoo clock for All Set you saving for a- rainy day?" I'm saving! your letters." Sarcasm can't be our 'a very old ono." His it's a long lime since we started out, (Sir." High "How are the women taking to "They haven't as yet started to bet hats." Double-Barreled "Care to buy soino bathing girl jokesv" if you locate 'em in' the English channel." Control Yourself, Dear! was such a sail ending; cry, dear. You'll get your cheeks all black. fnded It did you marry Dick? got so tired having him around all the The Dinner-Dance Old Dancing let's dance." Young Gold I'm so tired.

Let's eat It out." Of Course They Do instruments make foot notes? horns. Just the Same what were dresses like ten years ago? Dissatified mine. Half One, Anyway says she thinks I'm a Wit she's half right. I MAKE SURfc TO BE HERE SATURDAY, A3 YOUR DOLLAR CAN GO TWICE AS PAR HERE WE WANT TO SAY "HAPPY NEW YEAR" WITH A DOLLAR DAY. iron's Union Roys' Union Suits, $1.00 value Flannel Ladies" Bi drooin Slippers Ladies' Four Buckle 'Men's Blue Cliambrcy 2 for Wool Mixed 31o.se.

3 pair, Men' Woolen Hose 3 pair, Men's Suits and Overcoats 2 for Price of One Suits and Overcoats. to $9 00 Only a t'oiv oL' the in credible low price's. Hundreds more iu the store. $100 ...2 for $1.00 ..2 for $5.00 .2 pair, paii-, $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 1103 TENNA TYRONE, PA. New Device Installed for Stopping Trains new device for stopping trains on tlie Berlin-Dresden The new is worked by an electro-magnetic system, one magnet being attached to th; rails between the or warning signal, and the principal semaphore, the other is afiixed to the locomotive.

'On observing the warning signal, the cngineei can disconnect locomotive's magnet by means of simple lever; failing to do s-j, however, the brakes are automatically about a quarter of a mile be- the principal semaphore, when the locomotive-, cannot be starred again unti! "engineer gets off and 'operates, a releasing device attached the semaphore. Neither snow, ice any other foreign, substance can diminish the electro-magnetic power of this device, therefore, can 'never become clogged as do oilier lue- operated contrivances. This-new expedient is considered a rvnst improvement on all other systems tried out on.the German raijways and if it fulfills all will be introduced throughout the railway service. Easy! rm afraid I cnn't raise your salary." wouldn't require a very strong back, sir." Freak Golf in Scotland A freak golf match was played recently jn Scotland. It an IS-hoie course and tlie players agreed to meet by moonlight They started at 9:30 I), accompanied by spectators.

No could see the ball when it left the tee, so all stood in strained silence trying to hear it drop. Two brave men, all in -white, went ahead lighting matches to give the players a clew to the right direction. They escaped with their lives, although a ball passed between the feet of one of them. The balls -were traced with the aid of electric flashlights. The match ended at 12:20.

Not a single player made a hole in one. the niiiteh going to the expert who achieved a hole in 9IJ. An eastern visitor had been Ing the many elia.suing picture theaters in and near Los Augeies. "1 never, saw anything to equal thc-in," he admitted, "but you have the funniest kind of programs. "Hack home," he said with a laugh, go to the theater to see the show, but out here you seein to go to see what I hey arc going to show you next Angeles Times.

For Home Surgery One of our minor regrets has always been that nnhndy in the family to medical school long eimush 10 know How to the leg of a card News. Virgin Forests Cut Oaer Nearly half of the imid ot 0 United States originally in fi.r- osis. About half of.this virgin foi-cst is Canberra Everything is new in' Canberra, the great white city, which is now taking shape as the capital of Australia. AH buildings are to be white, relieved by variegated tiled roofing. Motor, horse and foot traffic have separate ways; the city streets are lined with bios- soming trees arid gardens; and the whole is set in a laudscape circled by lofty mountains.

No Audience Needed for a Proper Make-Up it in your boudoir." The of the Swiss Hotel against the practice of powdering, lipsticking and arranging one's bob in public places might be summed up in that slogan. Tlie advocacy of privaejCin "making up" has invaded Germany, and the.Adit Uhr liere defends-it zealously. "We. do doubt that the hotel jind regtaurant proprietors 'will be in favor of banning the unladylike practice so prevalent now. What would women say if a man started to apply soap and razor to bis beard on the street car or in a holcl dining room?" the Acht Ulir Ulatt asks.

Severn! members of the fair sex pro- icstcd against the validity of tlie They maintain that a man's once completed at' it through the day. Powdering one's or put- ling a.bit of healthy into one's chocks is an entirely different question. New Furs Introduced So great is the demand for furs that dog and catskins are finding ready sale at good prices in the big fur markets. Even goatskins are used, being sheared and stenciled into imitation leopard. Gray ratskins, it has been found, make excellent "baby seal" furs.

Rabbit skins are made over into at least 28 different kinds of fur with high-sounding names. Ancient Indian Battle Told in Hieroglyphics Benci," story of a hot luttle bat ween two Indian tribes, the and probably the Ban- r.ocks. has been read from hieroglyphics found curved on the bataltic wills of Dry river near here. The was read by Xipo Strongheart, known ns Clilu Turn Kah of the con- ffderiHwl tribes of the Yafcimns. One brave of the Klk clan was particularly valorous, Strongheart said.

He at least 20 scalps. in sand below the picture writing 'vcj-o found quantities of arrowheads rcell'i ov Swar, beaver, elk All Start in Kansas A landmark, or "datum," placed at 'the littie town of by tbc i United States coast and geodetic stir- vey, is the starting point for all sur- veys and boundaries in the United States. All government surveys are ii'ade on tliat basing line probably because ihat is tiiu geographic center of the Weekly. An Early Start The Groom (immediately after the I never so rattled in all my life. Tbe you seemed so cool and collected.

Oh, JJob, how could you begin deceiving me at the very Transcript. Quite Simple really made over that dress yourself? you remember that orchid handkerchief with the pink embroidered edge, don't you? Well Mint is it. Love Under Difficulty live in the country now. It's terribly inconvenient. must be.

What do you miss most? last train. What She Desired do you want your cut, little girl? curly, If you to astonished MEW General Hew 7r 208 East Tei Street, Tyrone, Pa. MARY -BQNNER. COLD WAVE AnoEher cold wave was duo to arrive, nuri this time it came. It came Tiurrying in from the west to the east, having a line chilly trip along tlie way.

The trees swayed and creaked, the 'shadows played with the snowdrifts, i and rivers and lakes all smilingly let ice cover them over. came along and waved 1 their hands to their friends. Others said: "What is this!" And the snowfhikes said to themselves: "Don't they recognize a snowstorm when they see one, or do they forget our faces as they do people's faces WISE WHISPERS Jjl One hour In the future is a dozen.in the past. A. brother's sufferings claim a brolli- A thoughtless man loses a Jot of when he hurries.

husband is apt to be pensive If wife is expensive. is no tiling, new except wns Berlin. Quack doctors are probably so called because of (heir bills. Apparently, if you have only-a few you don't need a home. There is as much good luck as-bad luck, but it isn't so often Not one of the great ones of was an imitation of any of the men like to fish and fish for suckers and hunt for soft snaps.

As a rule, n'girt who is self-possessed can be Induced to transfer the title. One must bo able to define tlie "difference between nagging and criticism. Adversity is thc-steVC Of friendship ased to separate the wheat from the chall-. It is the unexpected that happens, of course; hut a wise person should expect the unexpected. To a woman the first kissMs just the end of the-beginning: To a man it te the beginning of the end.

A wife is the making of her bus- the job is seldom satisfactory to all parties concerned. Gives Cofree Value Caffein is the substance which con- fributes io cofl'ee its chief physiological activity. CalTein has no nutritive value. Hear Them? -Tust so siioii as one resolves upon i doing of good deed, it thn of joy ringing in the heart Snowflakes Came Along. and remember that -we look familiar but don't know just who we are!" 1 Anyone could tell it was.really winter outside by -the way everything and every oae looked and felt.

But it was splendidly cold, and the cold wave, breezing along as it did was enjoying itself hugely. Sea gulls were seeking shelter in the coves. They sat on pieces of Lee and drift' cd along with the river tide, but then they, too, disappeared. Tlien the snowstorm began flying over the tlie pave- jnents would be quite dry as the snow swirled above and landed or drifted somewhere then more snow swirling around. The swirling snow had to it had a number of engagements to keep and it was acting much excited about them, not being able to settle in any place thinking of the of places still to be visited.

'Ob, it was most interesting weather. And then at last the cold wave grew tired of all'the land and it went right out to sea, where it joined the cold waters of the winter ocean and the cold air and wind that blew above it so that storms raged over the sea and the weather was very, very cold. GOIF DARKNESS WITH "FLARE" BALLS It looked at first like a jubilee'cele- bration of sonic kind, as Hare after (tare streaked the night horizon -of Van Cortlandc Park, golf course, i'ork city. But these rocket-like' streaks were- nothing other than "luminous" golf 1'alls being tried out by their inventor, -Bloomer, scientist of Columbia university. These luminous balls-keep 'heir light for ten (minutes ''after be- hit from the tee, and thus, with Hie aid of electric lights over the' greens, the night becomes as day to insatiate golfer.

Sportsmen now picture additional possibilities for light.golf with the aid of this ball and Illumination of tee flags by employing piercing rays of the now-popular neon light which ciin be seen at great ilistancc and through fog, mist and In his experiments with tlie luminous ball, ilr. Bloomer drove oft" eight balls from the first tee and Df them within six minutes. Like glow worms they nestled among grass, leaf and tree far down the fair- ivays and in CONUNDRUMS When is a sailor not a sailor? he's a-board. Why are girls like potatoes? both wear jackets. I ff How can we spell the word candy; with two letters? and T.

How would you make (five)" Iws by adding to it? IV (four). When is a clock on the stairs dangerous? When it runs down. What is that which divides by unit- ing and unites by dividing? Scissors, When is a piece of wood Itke a Queen? When it is made into a ruler, If Dick's father is Tom's son, whnt relation is Dick to Tom? Tom is his grandfather. What is that which lives in winter, 'Mfis in summer, and grows its root upwards? An icicle. A blind beggar had a brother and the brother died; the that died had no brother.

The beggar wag a woman. What is liie difference' between 'a' son, a monkey's mother, a bald head, and an orphan? A Icing's son Is the heir-apparent, a monkey's mother is a hairy parent, a bald head has no hair apparent, and an orphan has nary parent. The First Flight Lieut. Lester Maitland, the airman, lokl a story a dinner in San "A young feiiow," he began, "was giving flights at a Middle-Western fair. He took a farmer up, and his trained ear, after a couple'of circuits of the fair grounds, detected some- tiling wrong with the engine.

"'We'll have to go right he- howled in the farmer's 'The'en- gine's "But the farmer'shook his head smiled sheepishly. Then he howled' back: 'Don't be afeared, young fetter. That ain't the engine knock my Sure Sign Willie They sny that when you a spoon a lady comes, and when you drop a knife a man comes. Now, I wonder what conies after you drop r. plate? oil, that's a HcWn'I Family Herald.

Romances of Industry More than CO subjects involved in the romantic task of. taking wealth from underground are series of motion-pictures by (he bureau of. mines, says 'l'opular Mechanics Magazine, and elaborate equipment, including portable lighting) facilities that furnish candlepower, has been devised for the task. One of the illuminating units id "a huge, searchlight somewhat tike that used on airplane landing fields. Fifty trunks of lighting apparatus are employed.

In. filming of'Cop- per" many of the reels were taken feet below the surface. Potato in First Place Potatoes retain while fads and faireies come 'and go. according to J. W.

Strowbridge, principal marketing specialist assistant the division of fruits and vegetables. United States bureau of agricultural economics. The potato. Mr. Strowbridge says, is more widely grown than any other commercial vegetable in the country.

Ruined Beauty you hear about Alice's brute of a husband disfiguring her for life? no! Did he throw acid in her face? slashed hor with razor across both knees' Her Own Medicine said her mother yrtii been at my pies?" thought Lard for a moment. when you were a Httle (lidii't your mummy teach you lu- inquisitive, same as yon've taught Stories. Between Ladies "What is your jbbV' "Oh, I check up-other people's mistakes." "I should think that would be 1 Tongue Ytenn raced Sxiby Rigg-, and Roanle races with Kena Rhodes. terrible tigers, toothsome (rifles. Ups and Blue They say the airplane Wobbly invented is a great piece of work.

Black "Well, I hope he can Steep up the good Boston Post. In It9tlf Tou say you're nn artist, but how can yon live on a job like "That's the art of it.".

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